Hazing

Hazing has existed through most history as a rite of passage for the inexperienced to prove their worth to their peers. Though the most well known cases of hazing occurred on college campuses, this problem is present in elementary schools as well as some work places. Hazing is incredibly dangerous, and has led to several deaths. Though hazing is illegal in forty-four states, it is still prevalent in American universities, therefor further action must be taken to prevent this issue. In any environment where hazing occurs, there is an extreme power misbalance. As Parks writes, “A ritual of forced powerlessness justifies an immense and often inappropriate amount of power within the officiants.” (104) Those conducting the event use it as a way…

Alicea 6 Hazing isn’t always older students; it can even be younger students. In 1903, eleven –year –old Alva Day, ten-year old Raymond Adams, and seven-year-old Raymond Waterman invited nineyear-old Ralph Canning to a pasture that the boys went to. The three boys had previously made a fire in the pasture and heated rocks until they were scolding red. They then made Ralph stand and sit naked in the scolding hot rocks around the fire. They also held him down, while he struggled and screamed, they…

These are all valid questions. many prospective fraternity members don't realize, and are not informed of what the pledging process and hazing will entail, because this information is hidden in secrecy by the brotherhood of the fraternity. Many hazing traditions involve alcohol. Alcohol is a common element in hazing. Drinking games can lead quickly to alcohol poisoning — especially when inexperienced, underage drinkers are served hard liquor (a few vodka bottles are easier to hide than a…

Hazing is an activity that should not be tolerated or applauded. Fraternities and sororities still encourage this harmful and humiliating initiation. Organizations use hazing to break down their incoming members mentally, physically, and emotionally. Under no circumstance should hazing be conducted or performed. More action needs to be taken against organizations that authorize these rituals because no group should have the power to control their peers with humiliation and violence. All of the…

Hazing has been around for a long time. The first account of a hazing incident was in 387 BC (Nuwer xxvii).Since its early appearances, leaders and activists have been trying to regulate, manage, and abolish hazing. In fact, Justinian attempted to end the harassment of first year students (Nuwer xxv). As long as hazing has been around there still is not one specific definition of hazing. There are commonalities in all of the definitions, yet when asked, people have many ideas of what activities…

Hazing on Campuses: Why is it a problem? We have all heard of hazing. What comes to mind when you think of hazing? Many will say that it is intentional mistreatment and harassment of an invidual for the purpose of being initiated into a group, most commonly Fraternities and Sorrorites are accused. Surprisingly hazing can happen anywhere. In a student band, a cheer team, a sports team or even a club. Accoriding to the UAlbany Website, the definition of hazing is “…any reckless or intentional…

social organization at universities, provide many benefits to students such as leadership opportunities, participation in college activities, friendships and extended connects with other chapters over the nation. Sororities are a part of American university lifestyle, and many have been around for decades. Although popular, induction into Greek life has become a problem due to the practice of hazing. Hazing is defined as “...any activity require implicitly or explicitly as a condition of…

Hazing used to be a problem in Greek life. I want to emphasize the word “used.” Hazing used to be an incredibly large problem nation-wide in sororities; However, hazing is no longer an issue in most sorority chapters. Of course I cannot say it never happens because that would be an extremely far stretch of the truth, but I can say that the University of Kentucky has a strict “no hazing” policy currently in effect (University). In no way, shape, or form is hazing permitted on the university’s…

It seems to happen all the time, and people always seem to be fixing it, but why is hazing still a problem? The definition of Hazing is the imposition of humiliating physical training and initiation tasks that are part of a program. Hazing seems to happen mainly in the Greek life during the week long process of pledging. This can be caused by excessive drinking, dangerous activities, irresponsibility, etc. Hazing has been brought into the public eye many times, but it doesn’t seem to be…

bound to happen to at least one out of the thousands of men that enter a fraternity. Especially as college students, we are so used to hearing sirens go off around the weekend that we become numb to the issue at hand. People are in denial about hazing and binge drinking and excessive drug use that they naturally want to overt their gaze instead of dealing with it, which only perpetuates the problem. If we start to actually recognize the ramifications that come with being apart of a culture that…